the loss and make payment therefor as contemplated in paragraph (d) (3) above.* [Par. 11] § 42.11 Bonds. (a) A bond, in the value of all Government property issued for the care, safekeeping thereof, and for its return when required, will be furnished to the Secretary of War and will be filed by the corps area commander after approval by him. (b) Government property to an amount in excess of that covered by the bond will not be issued. Educational institutions will execute bonds in a sum of not less than 15 percent in excess of their immediate needs in order that any reasonable expansion may be met by the supply departments without entailing the necessity for the execution of a new bond. (See § 42.3 (c).) Blank forms for bonds and instructions for their preparation will be obtained from the corps area commander. 1 gallery practice rifle, caliber .22, M1922, M1, and necessary appendages. (3) Miscellaneous. For each 2 rifles, 1 screw driver. For each 8 rifles, 1 barrack cleaning rod. For each 10 rifles, 1 chest, arms. (b) Ammunition, targets, and target supplies. (As prescribed in allowance tables.) (c) Spare parts and cleaning materials. Institutions to which Government property is issued are required under their bond to keep said property in good and serviceable condition. For this purpose the Government will issue to the institutions on proper approved requisition such spare parts, implements, appendages, and cleaning materials as are necessary. If the spare parts, implements, appendages, etc., are to replace similar articles which have become unserviceable through fair wear and tear incident to proper and authorized use, packing and handling charges, transportation charges, and the cost, if any, of the articles will be paid from funds allocated to the corps area commander. (2) Institutions directly under con- If the articles are requested for any trol of municipalities. (c) Institutions which belong to one of the three following classes may be their own surety: (1) Institutions operating under State charter. other cause, all charges will be borne (3) Institutions which are corpora- by the institution. tions. (d) The high schools in the District of Columbia are not required to furnish bond, as contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, on account of military supplies and equipment issued by the War Department for military instruction and practice by the students therein. (See Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1232).) *† [Par. 12] (d) Care and safekeeping of arms, equipment, etc. The authorities of institutions are responsible for the care and safekeeping of arms, ammunition, and equipment which have been issued to them, and for seeing that proper precautions are taken to prevent arms, ammunition, and equipment from being improperly used and from falling into the hands of irresponsible persons. (e) Reports of accidents and malfunctions of ordnance matériel. (1) At in § 42.12 Arms, equipment, and spare parts—(a) Arms and equipment. The following arms and equipment are desig-stitutions where an officer of the Ordnated for issue to educational institutions under the provisions of the Act of Congress cited in § 42.1, the model depending upon the available supply: (1) For each student undergoing mil itary training— 1 rifle (complete), to include 1 oiler and thong case and 1 brush and thong 1 gun sling. nance Department is included in the staff of military instructors, the professor of military science and tactics will require this officer to act as the local ordnance officer in investigating and reporting accidents and malfunctions of ordnance matériel. of military science and tactics will per(2) At other institutions the professor form the functions of the local ordnance (2) For every 25 students participat- officer insofar as these investigations and ing in gallery practice— reports are concerned. (f) Rifles, appendages, and equipment-(1) Care. The schools to which issues of ordnance stores are made will be required to keep said property in like (3) At institutions where no officer of the Regular Army is stationed, the senior Regular Army representative will function as the ordnance officer in the performance of the duties prescribed in sub-good and serviceable condition as when paragraph (1) above.*† [Par. 13] § 42.13 Camps. Camps conducted under the provisions of the Act of Congress cited in § 42.1 will conform to such regulations as may be prescribed by the War Department.* [Par. 14] PART 43-PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE § 43.1 Issues of rifles, ammunitions, etc., to schools-(a) Requirements to receive benefits of Acts-(1) General. Schools to receive the benefits of the foregoing Acts, viz, Act of April 27, 1914 (38 Stat. 370; 10 U.S.C. 1185), and Act of August 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 643), under the regulations in this part must meet the requirements specified in those Acts. These schools include those to which issues of rifles and ammunition are not authorized under the provisions of other existing laws (sec. 40 or sec. 55c, National Defense Act, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, (41 Stat. 776, 780; 10 U.S.C. 381, 1180, 1181). A (2) Number of cadets necessary. school to draw rifles and ammunition under the provisions of the Act must maintain during the entire school year a uniformed corps of cadets, at least 40 in number, who receive military instruction and who must engage in target practice. [As amended by C 1, Mar. 24, 1939; 4 F.R. 1685] (b) Kinds of arms to be issued. NOTE: The first item in the table in this paragraph was amended by Cir. 36, W.D., June 14, 1939; 4 F.R. 2435, to read as follows: issued by the Government, and for this purpose the implements, spare parts, and appendages necessary for this purpose will be sold to them at cost price. The sales of spare parts and of the appendages referred to in paragraph (b) for small arms will be made by the Ordnance Department. Application will be made to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship by the proper official of the school desiring the articles for the maintenance of the arms issued to the school, and he should state that these articles are needed for this purpose. (2) Transportation. The transportation of rifles, spare parts, and appendages from the Government arsenals to such schools and back to the Government arsenals will be without expense to the United States. (3) Inspection. Rifles, appendages, and equipment therefor which beccme unfit for use for any cause will be reported to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. Upon the receipt of such report, the Director of Civilian Marksmanship will issue shipping instructions to the responsible party for the return of the unserviceable arms, appendages, or equipment, to a designated arsenal, shipment to be made without expense to the Government. Upon reaching an arsenal they will be inspected by an officer of the Ordnance Department, and if their condition is found to be due to the ordinary incidents of service they may be replaced with serviceable stores of like character; but if their condition is found to be due to carelessness or other than legitimate causes, the extent of damage or value of missing stores will be determined by the receiving officer and reported to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, who will require payment by the school or the responsible party under the bond before any new issue of rifles or appendages is made. (4) Annual returns. Annual return (statement) of property will be rendered on December 31 to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship by the official accountable for the Government property issued to the school. Forms for this pur- | to be fired are prescribed in chapter 1, pose will be supplied. [As amended by part one, BFM, volume III. Upon qualiC 1, Mar. 24, 1939; 4 F.R. 1685] § 43.2 Issues of rifles, ammunition, etc., to civilian rifle clubs-(a) Rules for organizing clubs. Rifle clubs may be organized under the rules of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, in accordance with the following regulations: (1) (i) Ten or more physically fit male citizens above the age of 18 years, residing in any locality may organize a senior civilian rifle club. (ii) Ten or more physically fit male citizens above 14 years and under 18 years of age residing in any locality may organize a junior civilian rifle club provided such junior rifle club is recommended by a responsible male citizen above the age of 21 years who will be bonded for all Government property issued to the club and who will serve as club supervisor and insructor in rifle marksmanship. This supervisor and instructor will have previously satisfied the Director of Civilian Marksmanship as to his ability to act in this capacity. fying all members will be issued the appropriate badge as authorized therein and the qualification will be recorded in the office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. (ii) Members of junior rifle clubs are eligible to qualify with the caliber .22 rifle only. (7) (i) The president of a senior civilian rifle club will designate which one of the caliber .30 courses prescribed in chapter 1, part one, BFM, volume III, will be fired for record by the members of his club. (ii) The course so designated will be fired in accordance with chapter 1, part one, BFM, volume III, except as hereinafter specified. (iii) The record course so designated may be fired as many times and at such times during the target season as may be authorized by the club president, but only the complete score of the one course having the highest aggregate will be considered for qualification. (iv) The annual allowance of ammunition will not be increased on account of any rifle club firing the record course more than once. (2) The name of such a club should be, if practicable, the same as the city or town in which it is organized, as the Auburn (N. Y.) Rifle Club. (3) The by-laws, as approved by the cedure governing record practice as preSecretary of War, must be adopted. (4) After organization, the club must affiliate with the National Rifle Association of America, in conformity with a resolution of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and approved by the Secretary of War March 23, 1904. (5) All senior clubs organized under the rules of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice will carry on small-arms target practice in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and make annual reports of such practice to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. (6) (i) All members of affiliated senior clubs are eligible to compete, with both caliber .22 and caliber .30 rifles, for qualification as marksman, sharpshooter, or expert rifleman. The courses authorized (v) The record practice of a club will be conducted in accordance with the pro scribed in chapter 1, part one, BFM, volume III, except that any rifle, caliber .22 or caliber .30, having metallic sights and a trigger pull of not less than 3 pounds may be used in firing record practice. (b) Issues (1) Arms, ammunition, and appendages. Arms, ammunition, and appendages will be issued only to such senior rifle clubs as are organized and conduct target practice under the rules of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and to such junior rifle clubs as are organized under the rules of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and who conduct firing with the caliber .22 rifle. (2) Initial and annual (senior rifle clubs). To each senior rifle club, insofar as appropriations will permit, not more than the following: (i) Initial issue. 1 Where the number of members of any one club who participate in rifle practice in any one year does not exceed 25. If more than 25 members of any club participate in rifle practice in any one year then 1 additional rifle for each additional 10 of such members or fraction thereof, the total of such rifles issued not to exceed 8 to any one club. Where the number of members of any one club who participate in rifle practice in any one year does not exceed 75. If more than 75 members of any club participate in rifle practice in any one year then 2 additional rifles for each additional 75 of such members or fraction thereof, the total of such rifles issued not to exceed 4 to any one club. ice NB NB NB 0 Articles Rifle, U. S., cal. .22, M 1922 MII Rods, cleaning, cal. .22, rifle.... Brushes, cleaning, cal .22, rifle.. Slings, gun, M1907... Remarks NB Targets, gallery, 50 or 75 feet. but not to exceed 40,000 per club. 1,000 per club. (c) Requisitions-(1) Annual issues. All annual issues will be made upon requisition to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. (2) Ammunition. Because annual allowances of ammunition date in all cases from January 1 of each year, requisitions should be forwarded before or as soon after that date as practicable for each current year's supply. Allowances not drawn in one year cannot be drawn in the succeeding year. In submitting requisitions for ammunition, the number of members in the rifle club participating in target practice should be stated. The facilities for range practice should also be shown, as follows: Disk, target, spotters, Disk, target, spotters, Do. 5-inch. Spindles, target, spot 12 per club. 100 per club. 1,000 per club. Targets, paper, A, B, And to rifle clubs at schools such arms and target material as in the opinion of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship are necessary for the promotion of rifle ranges; yards. yards; (3) Arms, appendages and target matériel. Issues of arms, target carriers, and other target matériel will be made upon requisition to the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, submitted by an officer of a club. Such requisitions must state the number of members of the club | immediately responsible for the issue, in good standing and, if an initial issue, expenditure, or use of target matériel must be accompanied by a description of from the proper commander to whom the tract available for an outdoor range, funds have been allotted, such responsiincluding location and protection af- ble officer will apply to such commander forded near-by residents; whether owned before actually authorizing the issue, exor leased by club, and if leased the num- penditure, or use of target matériel by ber of years covered by same. A similar these components and auxiliaries. report should be submitted as to an indoor range when requisition is made for matériel for such. (4) Forms. Forms will be issued from the office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. (5) Appropriations. The issues herein authorized are dependent upon the appropriation by Congress of the necessary funds to cover the procurement and issue thereof. [As amended by C 1, Mar. 24, 1939; 4 F.R. 1686] * NOTE: Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section were amended by C 1, Mar. 24, 1939; 4 F.R. 1686. § 43.6 Targets and target equipment (a) Reserve Officers' Training Corps, citizens' military training camps, and schools operating under section 55c, National Defense Act-(1) General provisions. (i) The types of target matériel authorized for the Regular Army are also prescribed for use in target practice by the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the citizens' military training camps, and schools operating under section 55c, National Defense Act, Provided, That no issues or expenditures of target matériel for these purposes will be made until the officer immediately responsible for such issues and expenditures has satisfied himself that funds are available for the payment in full for all items designated as reimbursable in Ordnance Department Field Service Bulletins or in similar Air Corps instructions, for any expenses incident to the issue of target matériel, and for the repair of any damage to Regular Army target matériel incident to its use by these components and auxiliaries. (ii) Funds to provide target matériel for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the citizens' military training camps, and schools operating under section 55c, National Defense Act, are allotted to the commanders of corps areas and exempted stations. If definite instructions have not been received by the officer (iii) When requisitioning for target matériel, separate requisitions should be prepared and submitted for each component and auxiliary coming under the provisions of this paragraph to facilitate compliance therewith. (2) Allowances. The maximum allowances of target matériel authorized for use for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the citizens' military training camps, and schools operating under section 55c, National Defense Act, are as follows and will not be exceeded without the authority of the War Department. (i) Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (1) above, commanders of corps areas and exempted stations are authorized to issue for use by Reserve Officers' Training Corps units and camps such articles of target matériel as are appropriate for the practice to be conducted. The matériel issued unless otherwise prescribed should not exceed the maximum authorized for use in a corresponding amount of similar practice by the Regular Army. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (1) above, targets, landscape, sets, are authorized at not to exceed one set to each 200 student members or fraction thereof of senior division units of Infantry, Cavalry, and Corps of Engineers, but not more than three sets will be issued to any one unit. (ii) Citizens' Military training camps. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (1) above, the commanders of corps areas and exempted stations are authorized to issue such articles of target matériel provided for the Regular Army as are appropriate for the practice to be conducted. The allowances issued should not exceed the maximum authorized for the Regular Army in a corresponding amount of similar prac tice. (iii) Schools operating under section 55c, National Defense Act. Such al |